Vin Stanton and I spend a beautiful morning at the Biltmore Estate this morning and came up with a nice list of birds. The best bird of the day was a Sandhill Crane flying northwest over the river. Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Towhee Cardinal Chickadee Titmouse Golden crowned Kinglet Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler Morning Dove Rock Dove Robin Bluebird Phoebe Pied-billed Grebe Coot Red-breasted Merganser Double-crested Cormorant Starling Red-winged Blackbird American Crow Mockingbird Mallard Canada Goose White-breasted Nuthatch Ring-necked Duck Carolina Wren Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Tree Swallow Killdeer Sandhill Crane Osprey American Pipit Coopers Hawk Kestrel Meadowlark TOTAL 41